The distance between north and south is nearly two hundred miles, and the transmission of information is delayed by more than a day. Just when Han Gang received the news that the Linfu army was stationed in Tunzi River, Zhi Kexing had already led the army into the old Fengzhou City.

Even in the hands of Western Xia, Fengzhou was still an important walled city on the border. It's just the object of defense, and it has changed from a party member to a Song person. However, when the Western Xia attacked Fengzhou, the Wang family resisted fiercely, which caused serious damage to the city of Fengzhou, although it was repaired, but for decades, it still did not restore the old view, so that the defenders in the city had no confidence at all.

The news of the destruction of Western Xia and the loss of the land has also spread to the old Fengzhou city through various channels. The only remaining 800 defenders in the city had no intention of defending the city, and as soon as the forward scouts of the Song army arrived under the city, they immediately opened the city and surrendered.

When the commander of Zheke went out of the battle, this was the sixth walled city that was conquered without attacking, and at this time, the walled city occupied by the Song army happened to be these six.

As soon as the troops came, they didn't fight a single battle, and they pocketed the old land of Fengzhou. But despite the golden light shining in front of him, Zhi Kexing's nerves became more and more tense.

With the character of the Liao people, they would be willing to watch the Song army attack the city and plunder the land, while they could only sit back and watch?

Of course, this is impossible, so there is Yelu Yixin's unexpected genius. Now that the Song people are like tigers snatching food, the Liao army stationed in Xijing Road must be unwilling.

'Gotta hurry.' Zhi Kexing stood on the head of the grassy city, subconsciously beating the pheasant's hand, and it was difficult to hide the anxiety in his heart.

"My lord, someone from Tanglong Town is here." Zhe Keda walked up to the city, he is the eldest son of Zhe Kexing, and one of the candidates who is expected to inherit the position of the head of the Zhe family in the future, "It is the second son of Lai Fonu, who brought fifteen good horses and horns, bows and arrows as gifts." ”

"Lai Fonu is finally willing to bow his head?" Zhi Kexing smiled slightly, but with a hint of sarcasm.

Tanglong Town is a place where the north and south of Tibet are in the market for good horses. The family who mastered Tanglong Town relied on this financial source, and had one of the best strong troops in the Fan Department in the area of Quye River, and even the Fengzhou royal family had to let them score three points.

The current head of the family is famous among the chieftains on the Yunzhong Road, and has been moving freely in Liaoxia and Xiaxia for decades. However, it is not as good as his ancestors, when the old Fengzhou was still in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, he came to the house to bet on three sides, and at the same time received the knighthood of the Song, Liao, and Xia Kingdoms. Yuan Hao attacked Fengzhou, and he didn't even move home.

"I'm afraid it's still both sides. The Liao people must not be offended, and neither can the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I think too, the person who came to Fonu, who didn't see the Yellow River, would not die, and he was definitely not the kind of person who would take refuge in any family." Zhi Kexing sneered, "But I can't help him, and I don't look at the current situation and the location of his family, Tanglong Town." The upper reaches of the Quye River is the Liufa River, which is just northwest of Tanglong Town. That piece of land passed a heavy mountain pass to the north, and it was the Heqing Army of Dongshengzhou of the Liao State [now the Dongsheng District of Ordos]. The terrain is like this, how can he come to his house to make another wall grass and continue to sell it on both sides? Either descend to Shun, or go to Huangquan with the famous family! ”

Zhe Ke was in high spirits: "Are you going to destroy the family?!" ”

Zhi Kexing shook his head, "Let's see what the words of the Buddha slave are." As long as he is willing to let the official army enter Tanglong Town, it doesn't matter if he is spared. ”

Zheke opened his mouth wide, but endured it. Tanglong Town is the life of the family. Genzi, let the officers and troops be stationed in Tanglong Town, for the family, isn't this just luring the wolf into the house? I definitely won't say yes. This is a blatant bully.

However, Zhe Keda did not mean to be aggrieved by him, such a strong force was to his appetite.

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"The eleventh fort of Fuzhou, the twelve forts of Linzhou, and after the recovery of Fengzhou, the number of garrisons can be reduced and bet on Fengzhou. Otherwise, the extra fort will not be filled. ”

Han Gang passed by Shenmu Village during the day, first sighed for a while at the hundreds of millions of coal resources hidden deep underneath, and then hurried to Xinqin County in Linzhou. From Xinqin County to the north along the Quye River, there is also a Liangu County, which is on the border between the Song and Xia countries, and there are not a few troops stationed during the period.

However, the immediate priority is to have enough troops stationed in the upper reaches of the Quno River, and to place a sufficient number of cavalry or dragoons in the rear to support the front at any time in case of military emergency.

"The key location is still the entire line of the Turbidity River and the Liufa River in the upper reaches of the Quye River, both rivers are places where there is a road leading directly to the Liao Kingdom, and we have to go all out to guard against it."

"The main forces of Dongshengzhou now have gone to Montenegro, and in a short time, there is no need to worry about them for the time being. But in the future, we must be careful to keep an eye on it, and in the garrison of Dongshengzhou, there is "

Opposite the old Fengzhou is the Dongsheng Prefecture of the Liao people.

The reason why it has this name is because from the three prefectures of Fengyunzhong in Linfu, to the Henan region of the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division in Western Xia, and then to the northwest of Xijing Road of the Liao people, the entire land with a radius of nearly 1,000 miles, that is, the upper right corner of the Yellow River, belonged to the jurisdiction of Shengzhou in the Tang Dynasty. The Liao State now occupies the eastern part of Shengzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

Dongshengzhou is an important town in Xijing Province of Liao, with tens of thousands of troops stationed all year round. However, because of the need to quell the resistance of the Dangxiang people in Montenegro, most of the troops were transferred, and only the defenders of the Wuqing Army on the border were not transferred.

Han Gang didn't know what the Liao people thought about it, but he still didn't think that Yelu Yixin would take a risk and provoke a war that was difficult to determine the outcome of after picking up a big bargain. Of course, the Great Song side will not take the initiative to provoke a war, and even try its best to avoid such a situation.

Neither side wants a war, but it is impossible to say whether there will be a war in the end, and no one dares to guarantee whether there will be an accident. It's really going to be a situation where it's hard to ride a tiger, and if you don't want to fight, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it down.

"Be prepared to fight against the odds first, it's best not to go to war, but if we start a war, we don't need to be afraid."

Han Gang was ready for war with the Liao. Autumn and winter were originally the season when the cavalry was active, and the iron cavalry of the Liao army, under the command of hot-headed generals, could really tear up the old conventions.

Don't expect everyone to weigh the pros and cons, the higher you go, the more conservative and conservative you are - because their first thought is to prevent accidentally shaking their power - but the people below don't necessarily think the same as the above. There are many people who want to climb up, but there are so many positions, how can they overwhelm their competitors without impressive achievements?

In the Great Song Dynasty, this is the truth, and in the Liao Kingdom, of course, the truth is also the same. The thirst for merit runs through the hearts of every soldier, and they believe only in the commander who can bring them to the battlefield and, at the end, bring them victory. I just don't know if Xiao Thirteen is such a type. I had dealt with him a few times in Yanmen Pass before, and although there was no official meeting, Han Gang also knew a little about Yelu Yixin's cronies.

"I believe that Zhefu Prefecture should be ready." Han Gang believed that Zhi Kexing's mind would not fail to take precautions.

"Definitely. Longtu can rest assured. "Discount can be suitable for package tickets.

There is no news from Li Xian yet, but he must have been prepared, and as soon as the decree and reward of the imperial court arrived, he immediately led the army north.

The progress on the side of the Zheke Bank is too smooth, and people doubt the authenticity of the news. But if you don't fight, you will continue to slacken like this, and when the real enemy arrives, even the defense of the city has become wishful thinking. No matter how well Zhi Kexing is prepared, it will be difficult to stop the Liao army going south with all its might.

You've got to get them to tighten their skin a little bit. Han Gang thought.

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Having ended his meeting with the envoys, he pondered in the dark.

Contrary to his expectations, although Lai Fonu is a wall grass, he is an out-and-out smart person. The messenger he sent accepted almost all of the terms offered by the Folders. The success of the negotiations was unimaginable, even to the point of doubt.

The son of Lai Fonu conveyed the price offered by his father, and he was willing to give up the land belonging to the Lai family in Tanglong Town and the surrounding area for dozens of miles on the condition of arranging for the resettlement of the Lai family to the south.

The official army was stationed in Tanglong Town, and at the same time, they had to divide their troops to guard Liufa River. Turbidity Wheel Ridge and Warm Spring Peak are all strongholds that need to be guarded. At the same time, it is also necessary to further rectify the surrounding Tibetan tribes in order to reduce the possibility of their defection. The errand in front of Zhekexing is not an easy task to solve well.

"Fortunately, Han Longtu transferred a batch of iron armor before, otherwise the 20,000 horses in his hand would not dare to divide the troops." Zhi Kexing sighed with a smile.

It was indeed the right thing to let Zhi Keshi be a staff member by Han Gang's side, although the imperial court had always been wary of the Zhe family, a de facto feudal town, and even the forbidden army in the south of the Yangtze River that was not a climate was issued with a full set of plate armor and steel knives, but the Zhe family still only had four commanded mounted infantry.

However, with a stroke of his pen last month, Han Gang transferred from the treasury the full equipment of 4,000 foot soldiers, including plate armor, helmets, horse swords, waist knives, and divine arm bows, as well as equipment for officers at all levels below the command level. The core private soldiers controlled by the Fold family all changed their outfits smoothly.

A well-made weapon not only brings an increase in combat effectiveness, but also a morale boost. A large part of the reason why the Zhe family unanimously agreed to recover the lost land in Toyosu was because of the improvement of equipment.

Zheke Dadao: "Actually, four thousand is not much, Lingzhou City will lose nearly 100,000 yuan next time, and I don't see how distressed I am." ”

"The same consistent amount of money is not the same in the eyes of the poor and the rich." Zhi Kexing shook his head and smiled, and said: "Based on the 6,000 soldiers of my Zhe family, supplemented by the remaining 20,000 horses of the Linfu army, as long as the Khitans in the north dare to kill them, don't think about going back!" ”